The Fantastic Four: First Steps Flashback Space Suits on display...

Rather than simply retelling the Fantastic Four's origin story, The Fantastic Four: First Steps movie cleverly uses flashbacks to explain how the family and friends foursome gained their powers and their history on Earth-828, where no other superheroes exist. Super-smart scientist 'Reed Richards' still blames himself for the accident that resulted in their superhuman transformation as the quartet of adventurers face a new threat to the world and their family from outer space with the coming of a female 'Silver Surfer' and the world-devouring, ancient cosmic being, 'Galactus'.

Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm, Reed Richards and Sue Storm

Flashback Space Suits worn by

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby

in The Fantastic Four: First Steps

These flashback space suits are what the Fantastic Four wear for their infamous space flight which bombarded them with cosmic rays which gave them their super-powers.

These screen-used costumes were photographed temporarily on display at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre on August 1, 2025.

Alexandra Byrne is Costume Designer on director Matt Shakman's latest MCU entry and you can also see the Fantastic Four's retro flashback costumes and film props on display from the movie.

Fans of space travel can also enjoy these other cinematic spaces suits, including Matt Damon's NASA spacesuit from The Martian, Anne Hathaway's Interstellar spacesuit, Ryan Gosling's First Man spacesuits and Sandra Bullock and George Clooney's spacesuits from Gravity on display.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps movie billboard

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Flashback Tech Suits and screen-used props on display...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel's first family to the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the retro-futuristic world of Earth-828 where they are the only super-powered heroes. Vanessa Kirby stars as 'Sue Storm' aka the 'Invisible Woman', Pedro Pascal is 'Reed Richards' aka 'Mister Fantastic', Joseph Quinn is 'Johnny Storm' aka the 'Human Torch' and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is 'Ben Grimm' aka 'The Thing'. Taking place four years after the plucky scientists and astronauts gained their super-powers on a space flight via cosmic rays, the Fantastic Four face a threat from the stars as a female 'Silver Surfer', 'Shalla-Bal' (Julia Garner), heralds the imminent arrival of the planet-devourer, 'Galactus'. 

Sue Storm, Reed Richards, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm

Flashback Tech Suits from The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Alexandra Byrne is Costume Designer on director Matt Shakman's Fantastic Four MCU debut and these costumes were photographed temporarily on display at Hollywood's iconic El Capitan Theatre on August 1, 2025.

In the movie the team wear these 'Tech Suit' costumes briefly in flashback scenes where the FF face the 'Mole Man' and his giant monster, 'Giganto'. Unfortunately the team's current blue and white costumes were on display at this year's San Diego Comic-Con convention, but I'm glad I still got to see these retro blue and black suits.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps movie billboard

Kasra Farahani is the Production Designer responsible for the retro-futuristic aesthetic of the film, inspired by Fantastic Four co-creator Jack Kirby's artistic work and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Screen-used movie props from

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

These set pieces and props, including a cockpit chair from the FF's Excelsior rocket ship and fun bubble car vehicle from the film, give you a glimpse of the movie's visual style.

If you like these retro costumes and props, you may also enjoy these 2001: A Space Odyssey movie costumes and props on display.

Photo opportunity for The Fantastic Four: First Steps

at the El Capitan Theatre

Personally I love the film, it may seem slower in pace than other comic book fare like Superman also at the box office this summer, but the world-building, costuming, production design, casting, characterization and storyline are top notch. 

"It's clobberin' time".

The Fantastic Four: First Steps movie exhibit

at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre